Use porch plans to add charm and living space to your home.
Plans to build porch stairs. This tells you the number of steps you will need. Wood stairs and stair railings installing the stair railings. We will teach you how to cut stair stringers to meet code for rise and run step limits. These 17 articles will also cover how to build stair landings and ada ramps.
Measure how wide each step tread will be and using the four foot square and the tape measure work out how tall the stairway will be the rise from the. I d like to show you a situation where in this case a back porch and stairs are being built simultaneously. In addition the steps will have to hang off the deck because the final grading for the yard is yet to be done. Use fasteners and hardware labeled for treated lumber stainless steel or.
Picture a stair slope in your mind to estimate about a 40 degree slope and guess at a landing point. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva builds a safe and solid set of porch stairs. Use a reciprocating saw to cut through the top end of the stringers freeing the staircase from the. 5 hard building stairs requires expert carpentry skills.
Take the total height and divide it by the height of the riser. Design a roof to blend with your current architecture and add curb appeal to your home. Build a screen porch add rails to an existing porch or construct an open porch to greet guests. Don t forget to consider the blocking or apron at the bottom of.
Apply several coats of wood stain to the wooden components fill the holes with wood filler and smooth the surface. The stair railings consist of 2 x 4 top and bottom rails 5 4 x 6 rail caps and 2 x 2. Working with pressure treated lumber. How to build a deck.
As an example a height of 35. Step 1 record key measurements. Measure the total rise to the deck landing. Then measure the total rise to the landing spot with a straight 2 4 and a 4 ft.
A set of wooden porch steps will add natural beauty to your entrance and provide safe and comfortable access use these simple to follow directions to make your own porch steps in about four to six hours. Remember that the riser height averages between 6 and 8 inches 15 2 to 20 3 cm high. Pry off the treads from the upper step to gain access to the tops of the stringers. Level as you start to figure out how to build stairs.
In most cases you have a porch or deck already built and are going to either build new steps or replace old ones.